Terrible Video Game Based Shows

We all know about the horrible movie adaptions of our favorite games but we don't really ever talk about the horrible TV shows that some of our favorite videogames spawned. So heres a list of a few of the terrible shows that was mistakened as a good idea.

Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog

Okay so we all know that back in the nineties Sonic was one of the coolest characters in videogames. Apparently TV executives knew this as well and decided to cash in big time, but instead of giving us a cartoon that at least follows what is already a basic plot they decide to give us sonic and friends in what is essentially Looney Toons slapstick stories. Also according to the show Sonic is addicted to chili dogs (WTF). Oh and did I mention that this is just the first cartoon and by all means is the better cartoon. (Look further down for what to me is a sonic abomination.)

Double Dragon

Okay I know what your thinking how in the hell can you mess up Double Dragon. It's just two brothers who know martial arts who fight a gang that kidnapped one of the brothers girlfriend. And in the end the brother is the bad guy and you fight him. Well lets start off with this you apparently can f it up pretty bad. The brothers Billy and Jimmy Lee, in the game was just regular martial artist, in the show they are martial artist that also use ancient mystical dragon powers. The shadow master in the game was Jimmy in disguise in the show its thier uncle and he has crazy evil shadow powers. Marian the girlfriend in need of saving in the game is an ass kicking police officer in the show with no romantic ties to either of the Lee brothers. Oh and I also forgot to mention that Abobo who is the most recognizable character from the whole series gets written out of the thing after the second episode.

Wow even when I was a kid I thought this show was shit. Like seriously even a blind man can sit and watch this show and say they f'ed up. For argument sake though lets cover what the game is all about. Every century the greatest fighters Earth has to offer has to compete in a martial arts tournament against fighters from outworld a world within another interdimensional realm. Combatants must kill theyre opponents in order to win the tournament. I know what your thinking in order for TV executives to make this cartoon and cash in on the Mortal Kombat craze some things needed to be change, primarily the violence. I understand this and agree but the way they went about it is ridiculous first off not once (as I remember it anyways) was the tournament ever shown. Oh and Earths protectors are now basically a tactical squad where an Indian medicine man is the tech wizard and they have awesome jets and shit. I mean seriously the only thing they got right was the way that some of these guys fight and that's basically it. Really this is a sad attempt at adapting this fighting series.

Street Fighter (US cartoon)

Okay so I might be wrong about Mortal Kombat because it looks badass compared to this shit. Seriously this cartoon is just plain bad. And again misses the plot completely. Just like the previous mention of Mortal Kombat above, TV execs thought that the fighters cant participate in martial art tournaments like in the game, no they too also need to be a special forces team. Seriously the fighters you know and love from the series was basically knocked down to no more than a shitty G.I. Joe rip off. Seriously and unlike Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter doesnt get any of thier characters right in fact they pretty much take Ken and Ryu in a 180 degree turn for the worse. Oh and if it wasnt bad enough that they screwed up street fighter this cartoon did one better and drug down Final Fight as well. This show is so bad that it makes both live action Street Fighter movies look like works of art in comparison, it just that bad.

Battletoads

Okay this might not exactly be fair to include considering that for some strange reason TV execs manage to realize this was a shit idea and not make more than one episode. But the fact that, that one episode sucks is the reason this show is in the article. I don't know why they decided to use a theme song that reminds you of the 1950's because nothing of the Battletoads screams sock hop. The really funny part about this is that someone out there thought this pilot would get the greenlight and be turned into a full series, how do I know this because they had actually made forms for action figures. Now those forms are used as cheap chinese knockoff toys that you used to be able to find at your local dollar store.

Super Mario Super Show

Now I know that this cartoon and the other Mario cartoons have a soft spot in the hearts of the NES generation of gamers. Hell I own all the season sets but lets admit it this show is bad. The animation is bad and the fact that no one can do a single action without the damn sound effects from the game being used (literally sounds like someone just had a tape recorder on by a tv while someone played mario) is really annoying. Oh and did I mention that Bowser doesnt even look like Bowser and in fact isnt even called by that name whatsoever (hes always referred to as King Koopa or Koopa) is off putting. Another annoying thing is that we know Mario and Luigi are italian but the neverending references to pasta just feels a tad bit stereotypical. Oh well the grievance that I have with the show is that it's more annoying than anything else.

Sonic Underground

Remember how earlier in the post I said that there was a show I thought was even worse than Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog? Well this is it. I don't know who came up with the idea for this show but they should be beatened at least once a day for the remainder of thier life. Okay we already covered the basic idea of sonic before so I won't do that again. So lets just start off with the basic plot of Sonic Underground. Apparently Sonic's mom is the Queen of Mobius and she was overthrown by Dr. Robotnik. However right before this happened Queen Aleena was told a prophecy that she and her children (that's right sonic has siblings) would later rise up and take Robotnik down. Okay so far it's a little dumb but wait it gets worse. You see not only is Sonic super fast but he and his siblings (Manic and Sonia) have medallions that when they are in perfect harmony with one another turn into musical instruments/weapons that they use to defeat Robotnik. Oh and did I mention that when they're not fighting the evil Dr. they are in an underground rock band. Like I said earlier this is worse than Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog. In fact its down right horrible

Legend of Zelda

I hate this show. Seriously I hate it. This show takes one of the most beloved icons of gaming (Link duh) and makes him into one of the largest douches in history. No joke I hate when this character goes to open his mouth. He absolutely does not (characteristically) resemble his source material at all. Link isnt the only problem this show is kinda boring you know Legend of Zelda isnt' a boring game its full of action and adventure, but not this cartoon. No this show just has a d bag that complains about everything. This show is really dissapointing because if there was one videogame series that would have probably made a badass cartoon Legend of Zelda was one of them.

Now this show isnt based on one game. No it's not based on any game actually you see Captain N is about a boy who gets warped to Videoland and becomes the Game Master and fights the evil forces of Mother Brain. However Captain N doesnt fight alone no he has a group of comerades from other games that join him in the fight. They are Pitt, Mega Man, and Simon Belmont. Every episode usually takes place in another game world which opens the doors for more cameos from other games. Now I know what your thinking damn sounds cool well not really. You see none of the main group of characters are reminiscent of thier video game counterparts. Mega Man comes off as more of a midget with a real bad smokers voice than a boy robot. Simon Belmont is a pretty boy prima donna who only cares about himself and thinks that Kevin (Captain N) shouldn't be leader. Oh and Pitt has to end everything with the suffix icus. So not only does this show botch not just one character but three. However I do have to say one thing though this show did Link way better than the Legend of Zelda cartoon.